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Northside Branch - Story Room

Are you curious about animals from Australia or Butterflies? Maybe you want to learn more about dinosaurs or puppet-making. In each Curious Crafting session we will explore a new topic, read a book, and make a craft to take home! 

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Beaumont Branch - Collaborative Learning Space

For large groups (10+), please call ahead. Visit lexpublib.org/summer for more Summer at the Library events. 

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room (A & B)

For large groups (10+), please call ahead. Visit lexpublib.org/summer for more Summer at the Library events. 

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Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us in the Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab to participate in STEAM challenges featuring beach balls! Families will create towers, race in a relay and more! For Families
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Northside Branch - Story Room

Are you curious about animals from Australia or Butterflies? Maybe you want to learn more about dinosaurs or puppet-making. In each Curious Crafting session we will explore a new topic, read a book, and make a craft to take home! 

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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room

For large groups (10+), please call ahead. Visit lexpublib.org/summer for more Summer at the Library events. 

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Northside Branch

The event will feature performances by students from WECEP and Devine Carama from Luna Library.

Attendees are welcome to perform as well! Share your poetry, spoken word, music, and more.

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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
It's a Baby party! Explore colors, sounds, and textures through play with music, balls, blocks, bubbles, tunnels, and more. Recommended for babies ages 3 to 18 months and caregivers.
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Beaumont Branch - Collaborative Learning Space

For large groups (10+), please call ahead. Visit lexpublib.org/summer for more Summer at the Library events. 

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room (A & B)

For large groups (10+), please call ahead. Visit lexpublib.org/summer for more Summer at the Library events. 

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room (A & B)

For large groups (10+), please call ahead. Visit lexpublib.org/summer for more Summer at the Library events. 

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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room

Activities include making your own fidget toys, cardboard and book destruction, wall scribbling, water balloon fights, coloring, and more! Dress for mess. 

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Central Library

For large groups (10+), please call ahead. Visit lexpublib.org/summer for more Summer at the Library events. 

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room (A & B)

For large groups (10+), please call ahead. Visit lexpublib.org/summer for more Summer at the Library events. 

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Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room

Create solar bead bracelets, make colorful light catchers, and enjoy more sunny activities with our friends from Bluegrass Greensource. We’ll even make solar s’mores using the sun’s energy. Be prepared to be outside as we soak up the sunshine and learn together. For families. No reservation required. 

The Lexington Public Library has made an effort to ensure that all of our digital collections are public domain, or that we have gotten approval from the copyright holders to display their work. Most - but not all - of these collections, to the best of our knowledge, have no known US copyright restrictions. Some items in the collection are under copyright but qualify for online display by libraries under Section 108(h) of United States Copyright Law. Some of the collections provided in the Library's Digital Archives are made available under an assertion of fair use, which does not necessarily apply to an individual's use of them.

Library News
New facility will remain at previous location with a larger footprint and expanded offerings

Lexington, Kentucky (August 18, 2022) – The Lexington Public Library broke ground on a new, significantly larger facility in the former Village Branch location on Versailles Road to better provide for the needs of the neighborhoods it serves. The new branch will reflect the community’s vision for a state-of-the-art community hub, one that offers robust resources and a myriad of program and service offerings. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday at a media event featuring Library and City officials.

Library News
A book club to discuss literary works by black authors

Lexington, Kentucky (January 16, 2024) – Lexington Public Library is proud to announce their new Black Voices Book Club which is dedicated to discussing literary works by black authors. The Club meets on the third Saturday of each month.

Meet with a librarian for one-on-one consultation.  Please submit the Book a Librarian Appointment Request Form or call 859-231-5500 during business hours to schedule an appointment.  Appointments are scheduled Monday-Friday during Library business hours and typically last 30 to 45 minutes.

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Central Library - Meeting Room B

Herbs are usually what give many of our favorite foods their characteristic taste, like the boldness of a pasta sauce or the depth of a savory soup or stew. Generally, these ingredients add to the dish by providing a new dimension of flavor.

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Central Library

Day 1 opens Friday with keynote speaker Patricia L. Hudson, author of Traces, a retelling of Daniel Boone's saga through the eyes of his wife, Rebecca, and their two oldest daughters, Susannah and Jemima.